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(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>A HS student emailed me out of the blue to do an interview as part of her capstone project on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. I spoke w/her about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> science &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a>. She's 18, her family has the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/APOE4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APOE4</span></a> gene - a risk factor for the disease - &amp; she will study neuroscience to find a cure for Alzheimer's. She's smart, determined, &amp; I had chills listening to her story and her passion. The senseless, fascistic <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts are imperiling the potential, the future of people like her, &amp; our own.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>It's Brain Awareness Week. Take care of yours! </p><p>Wear a mask (COVID has implications -- bad ones -- for brain health. Get sleep (sleep rids the brain of gunk -- the vox technica - that accumulates in it). Get hearing aids if you're experiencing age-related hearing loss. Take your SSRI if you're on one (depression isn't good for the brain). Stay engaged w/ people (connected with friends; meet new ones @ <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> protests). </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BrainAwarenessWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrainAwarenessWeek</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s: <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guilt</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memory</span></a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a>. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, &amp; the importance of sharing our experiences. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PalmDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalmDesert</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caregiving</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Once upon a time, I asked people to review my memoir, written w/#neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller, Finding the Right Words on <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> to help people dealing w/#dementia: the complexities of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> health, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a>. B/c <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> is no longer someone I can support b/c he supports <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a>, I humbly ask you -- if you've read the book -- to review it here. Also, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> cuts &amp; the evisceration of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s research (et al.) will immiserate all of us. Grief (&amp; rage) are the words.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>I wrote and submitted this short letter to the editor about cuts to <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s research but the window for it being accepted has passed. I was hoping it might get picked up by the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSM</span></a> so people whose politics with whom I profoundly disagree might read it and see the damage that is being wrought by eviscerating <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> -- if they can't understand its implications for others perhaps they could for themselves and their loved ones. Please share as you see fit. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/RFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFK</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>The <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memoir</span></a> I wrote with Dr. Bruce Miller is now available in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a>. Thank you Johns Hopkins UP &amp; East China Normal UP. According to this article, "<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> has the world's largest population of patients with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s disease and other dementias (ADOD) is the fifth leading cause of death in China." I hope this translation finds its way to people who are looking for information about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> health, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a>, and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wil</span><span class="invisible">ey.com/doi/10.1002/alz.14254</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>To test or not to test. That doesn't seem to be the most important question. Rather, the question is assisted-suicide options.</p><p><a href="https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aarp.org/health/brain-health/i</span><span class="invisible">nfo-2025/alzheimers-diagnosis-before-symptoms.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Jason Karlawish reviews Doctored: "The problem is that the facts don't support Piller's message. It's sensational, and in my experience, it's causing harm. One of my patients who plans to take one of these anti-amyloid drugs explained that the multiple scandals reported by Piller caused him to question his decision. My colleagues relay similar dispiriting conversations with their patients."</p><p><a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/114503?trw=no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">medpagetoday.com/opinion/secon</span><span class="invisible">d-opinions/114503?trw=no</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Thank you <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EastChinaNormalUP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastChinaNormalUP</span></a> for translating into Chinese Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, which was originally published in English by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnsHopkinsUniversityPress</span></a>. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Neurologist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurologist</span></a> Dr. BruceMiller and I are so honored, and I know my father, Jerry, for whom the book is written, would have wanted his experience known so that it might help others. He was a wonderful human being -- when he had his memory and when he didn't.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Memoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memoir</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Here is an announcement about the new grief support group I'll be leading for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFC</span></a>. The 1st meeting is on 3.19 at 2 pm ET, 11 am PT. Click enroll &amp; sign up if you want to talk about your grief or listen to others share theirs. My experience comes from my father's early-onset <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. He was diagnosed in his mid 50s &amp; died 15 years later. Looking back, he was sick well before then (the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/prodromal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prodromal</span></a> phase). How I wish I knew then what I know now. I'll share this &amp; more.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caregivers</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>MAGA = Make Alzheimer's Great Again? The rage is hard to put into words. Dad, I will do everything I can to fight this sadism, this idiocy.</p><p>"Neurologists say the downsizing at CARD [Center for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s and Related <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Dementias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dementias</span></a>] could be a blow to the scientific quest for new Alzheimer's treatments. NIH scientists at CARD work with external scientists to turn early scientific discoveries into treatments and medicines."</p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-fires-workers-nihs-alzheimers-research-center/story?id=119053406" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-</span><span class="invisible">administration-fires-workers-nihs-alzheimers-research-center/story?id=119053406</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Me w/Dr. Matthew Lefferman, a kind dr. He specializes in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/geriatrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geriatrics</span></a> &amp; goes to the places where his expertise is needed. Here we are @ the Kensington Redondo (he's holding my book, Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain), where we watched "Taking Care," a beautiful film honoring Adele Miller, mother to Lauren Miller Rogen &amp; mother-in-law to Seth Rogen. Their foundation, HFC, supports <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregivers</span></a> of people with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LaurenMillerRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenMillerRogen</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SethRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SethRogen</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>February 21 was National Caregiver's Day. I was thinking about caregiving (in fact, speaking about it at <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UCSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCSF</span></a>) but didn't post. Here is a photo of my mother and father, Tzip and Jerry, on their honeymoon. Both are gone. Many years of her life were dedicated to taking care of my father, who died of early-onset Alzheimer's. I love this photo. </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caregiving</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>"[Dr. Flatt's] work focuses on military veterans &amp; &amp; LGBTQ+ <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a> &amp; their risks of Alzheimer’s &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a> &amp; the obstacles <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregivers</span></a> face in providing resources &amp; care." How cutting funding for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s research (&amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> &amp; all the other <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NIH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NIH</span></a>/#NSF cuts) helps anyone/improves government efficiency is beyond my ken. It doesn't of course. It's an attempt to bring us to our knees. Let's not bend.</p><p><a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/federal-grant-freeze-halts-dementia-alzheimers-in-veterans-research-in-las-vegas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">8newsnow.com/news/local-news/f</span><span class="invisible">ederal-grant-freeze-halts-dementia-alzheimers-in-veterans-research-in-las-vegas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inclusion</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Know his name: Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller, first Black psychiatrist in the US. Studied with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AloisAlzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AloisAlzheimer</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://curealz.org/awareness/dr-solomon-carter-fuller/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">curealz.org/awareness/dr-solom</span><span class="invisible">on-carter-fuller/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>On 2.21, please join me &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/neurolgists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurolgists</span></a> Drs. Bruce Miller &amp; LuisMartinez for a panel discussion on the value of sharing narratives re: <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>'s profound impact on those who know &amp; love someone w/#Alzheimers, which is pretty much everyone. Bruce &amp; I will talk about how we wrote together Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, &amp; Luis will discuss Pipo, Don't Forget Me. It's hosted by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UCSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCSF</span></a> &amp; the Alzheimer's Association.</p><p><a href="https://www.gbhi.org/events/narrative-showcase-dementia-stories-impact-dementia-life-course-storytelling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gbhi.org/events/narrative-show</span><span class="invisible">case-dementia-stories-impact-dementia-life-course-storytelling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiving</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>A poignant and necessary read about dying with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s, and the devastating grief experienced by everyone affected by the disease (the person with it and those who love them): "Dad hasn’t spoken a full sentence in months but, as we walk through the sliding doors, he says, 'This’s a hell of a way to die.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/parents-died-one-year-apart-grief-support_n_67a3ab79e4b06ed21da0ca24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/parents-die</span><span class="invisible">d-one-year-apart-grief-support_n_67a3ab79e4b06ed21da0ca24</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a><br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AdvanceDirective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdvanceDirective</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Cui bono? “This week we learned that review panels for major <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>’s clinical trials that were meeting in late Jan. have been cancelled,” Suzanne Schindler, a neurologist at the Washington U School of Medicine . . . “Progress in clinical trial diversity is not just a regulatory box to check; it’s a moral imperative &amp; a scientific necessity,” Neil Weisman, pres. of Continuum Clinical, a co. that helps recruit participants for clinical trials, inc. early AD."</p><p><a href="https://www.beingpatient.com/nih-grinds-to-halt-under-trump-comms-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">beingpatient.com/nih-grinds-to</span><span class="invisible">-halt-under-trump-comms-ban/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Please join me for this <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/UCSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCSF</span></a> event, Dementia Stories for Impact. We'll be exploring the value of sharing stories of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>. How narratives combat <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/stigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stigma</span></a>, educate readers &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregivers</span></a> about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> health, offer <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a>, &amp; help others w/#grief. Dr. Bruce Miller &amp; I will discuss the memoir we wrote in honor of my father, Jerry, who died of early-onset <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimers</span></a>, &amp; Dr. Luis Martinez will discuss his children's book about dementia.</p><p><a href="https://www.gbhi.org/events/narrative-showcase-dementia-stories-impact-dementia-life-course-storytelling" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gbhi.org/events/narrative-show</span><span class="invisible">case-dementia-stories-impact-dementia-life-course-storytelling</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'sAssociation</p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>Tomorrow at 12 to 3 pm PT, 3 to 6 pm ET is HFC CareCon 2025. <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/HFC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HFC</span></a> is the foundation created by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/LaurenMillerRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LaurenMillerRogen</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SethRogen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SethRogen</span></a> in honor of Lauren's mother Adele, who died of early-onset <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Alzheimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alzheimer</span></a>'s. Please register if you are a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/caregiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caregiver</span></a>, know a loved one with <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/dementia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dementia</span></a>, and/or want to have a laugh (it is Seth Rogen after all!). I will be on the panel, "End of Life but not the End of Love."</p><p>Here's the link.<br><a href="https://www.donatehfc.com/event/hfc-carecon-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">donatehfc.com/event/hfc-careco</span><span class="invisible">n-2025/e634286?utm_source=social%20media&amp;utm_medium=social%20media&amp;utm_term=carecon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/EndAlz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EndAlz</span></a> <br><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grief</span></a></p>